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Ewer

Attributed to the workshop of Ferdinand Eusebio Miseroni Italian
ca. 1680 and early 19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 542
William Beckford purchased this ewer from the London antiques dealer Edward Baldock in 1819. Modern connoisseurship permits the attribution of the ewer to the Prague workshop of Ferdinand Eusebio Miseroni (active 1656–84), but by reason of the technology employed in the working of the gold, the setting of the diamonds, and the assembling of the parts, the mounts cannot have been made very long before Baldock sold the ewer to Beckford.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ewer
  • Maker: Attributed to the workshop of Ferdinand Eusebio Miseroni (Italian, active Prague, working 1656–84)
  • Date: ca. 1680 and early 19th century
  • Culture: Bohemian, Prague with French, Paris mounts
  • Medium: Smoky rock crystal, enamel, gold, diamonds
  • Dimensions: Height: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
  • Classification: Natural Substances-Rock Crystal
  • Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.60.138
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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